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they have struck a deal, obama's white house has struck a deal with big pharma and big pharma is going to buy over $100 million worth of adds to promote it? >> absolutely. and it's my opinion but i think any objective analysis will show that big government, big white house has gone into the tank for big pharma. and so $310 billion in savings in drug prices that we were promised during the presidential campaign, have gone into the sink hole. transparency has become a masma. it has become a big dark abyss of secrecy of back door deals. we don't know what they have agreed to. they have had five different versions. we are going to stay on top of this. steve: peter johnson jr. thanks. we didn't know about that stuff. he will be back with us tomorrow. you know her as the blonde bombshell from access hollywood the teleprompter said. nancy adel is here to tell us all about it she is coming up next. first on this date in history in 2009 on august 20th, in 19 -- let's go back to 1967, the number one song in america is "all you need is love" by the beatles. ♪ love is all you need. . .
they have struck a deal, obama's white house has struck a deal with big pharma and big pharma is going to buy over $100 million worth of adds to promote it? >> absolutely. and it's my opinion but i think any objective analysis will show that big government, big white house has gone into the tank for big pharma. and so $310 billion in savings in drug prices that we were promised during the presidential campaign, have gone into the sink hole. transparency has become a masma. it has become a...
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to show with all the options available to them, the president has been pursuing a backroom deal with pharma, to run ads all over the country, magically happening. special interest groups hitting republican members for being everything but american to try to push this bill through. with the president of the dnc calling on his movement and using e-mails to try to get them to come around to get the american people to change their mind. why did they need to use this means and could they have done it more circumspectally to ensure this did not occur can or raise questions? part of the problem they're running into is the original set-up of the white house website, the snitch site, where you can talk about this information, quote/unquote, you heard from third parties, was a lingering problem for them. a horrible atmosphere. the questions about everything they do regarding e-mails and other such information that they collected. >> eric: where does the white house go from here? they say it's just like putting a stamp on the envelope. member of congress get privileges to send out brochures about your
to show with all the options available to them, the president has been pursuing a backroom deal with pharma, to run ads all over the country, magically happening. special interest groups hitting republican members for being everything but american to try to push this bill through. with the president of the dnc calling on his movement and using e-mails to try to get them to come around to get the american people to change their mind. why did they need to use this means and could they have done...
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form, pharma's put $80 billion on the table in savings. the insurance industry has put zero dollars on the table. why are we looking first at savings before we talk about any kind of ref new enhancement? >> look at the "l.a. times" article which reports the health care you get as a member of congress is pretty darn good. they list it -- you get your choice of ten national health care plans plus hmos from your own state. special treatment at federal medical facilities and there's no such thing as pre-existing conditions. what is your take? >> i'm not aware of any special member health care program. i signed up for blue cross/blue shield likeless of other federal employees. as far as i know, health care benefits available to me are pretty similar to the health care benefits available to anybody who works for the federal government. but i think that's the point. why can't we make those benefits available to every american? >> that is a great point. what you think is standing in the way of that? what members of congress and the federal governm
form, pharma's put $80 billion on the table in savings. the insurance industry has put zero dollars on the table. why are we looking first at savings before we talk about any kind of ref new enhancement? >> look at the "l.a. times" article which reports the health care you get as a member of congress is pretty darn good. they list it -- you get your choice of ten national health care plans plus hmos from your own state. special treatment at federal medical facilities and there's...
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. >> pharma. we like some of those areas again because they haven't moved as much as some other names in the market. >> how do you feel about the wireless operators, for example? >> we have a couple of wireless operators, and we don't see the really good value in all of the names, and there's not that many of them that pay a really good dividend that we're looking for but we do have a couple of the names in the world. >> it's interesting, the wire line -- the wireless companies really have been the growth areas. mobility is what it's all about. and that's a trend that qualcomm is also very much right in the center of, correct? >> absolutely. i mean, mobility for us is sort of what the company's been built around, which started out with mobilizing trucks and allowing them to communicate. we moved to cell phones, and now it's smart phones and computers are connected to the internet at all time. >> we talked earlier today, and you said something like 4 billion cell phones is the number that people --
. >> pharma. we like some of those areas again because they haven't moved as much as some other names in the market. >> how do you feel about the wireless operators, for example? >> we have a couple of wireless operators, and we don't see the really good value in all of the names, and there's not that many of them that pay a really good dividend that we're looking for but we do have a couple of the names in the world. >> it's interesting, the wire line -- the wireless...
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yes, pharma said $80 billion of future profits would be on the table to help with that cost containment. they did very well in the subsidies they received from the federal government in part d of the prescription they did very, very well on that. we're saying why not bulk purchases and why not bulk negotiations and importation that could help drive those costs down and make it more affordable for the american people? so if you take that huge ability to deal with cost containment off the table, then we're left with what? we're left with either reducing benefits, reducing subsidy for people who need it the most, and eligibility. so the goal of all americans having access to health care is now compromised and, you know, what are those deals mean? i agree with the speaker and with chairman waxman. we don't feel those are binding to us. >> understandably so. my question is what is your sense of not just health care, even though is a the most obvious and pointed example right now, but what is your sense of the white house using back channel pre-deals to try to get conversations basically pre-
yes, pharma said $80 billion of future profits would be on the table to help with that cost containment. they did very well in the subsidies they received from the federal government in part d of the prescription they did very, very well on that. we're saying why not bulk purchases and why not bulk negotiations and importation that could help drive those costs down and make it more affordable for the american people? so if you take that huge ability to deal with cost containment off the table,...
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the ceo of pharma. he said that they attract a negotiation threw out, moving away from ideas like the government negotiation of prices or the importation of cheaper drugs from canada which could save money. "$80 billion is the max." that is what he said. has anyone ever been excited -- inbound to the board house for a deal lately? -- invited to the white house for a deal lately? drug companies are blocking generic drug companies. now apparently they need to ensure that there will not be competition in medicare between drug companies to give me the lowest price, and now the white house will adopt a policy of blocking importation of drugs from canada. by the way, they are reportedly spending $150 million in ads supporting this. guess what? it is a democrat bill. if that does not make you cynical, nothing will. we have to take back our government from special interest. [applause] >> thank you. you are the most patriotic person that i have had the honor to know. [applause] >> i should have called on you. [l
the ceo of pharma. he said that they attract a negotiation threw out, moving away from ideas like the government negotiation of prices or the importation of cheaper drugs from canada which could save money. "$80 billion is the max." that is what he said. has anyone ever been excited -- inbound to the board house for a deal lately? -- invited to the white house for a deal lately? drug companies are blocking generic drug companies. now apparently they need to ensure that there will not...
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ultimately, what do the insurance companies and big pharma and the other health care-related industries, what do they get for all of the millions, that $1.4 million per day that pbs estimated they're spending on legislators and bogus grassroots campaigns? why is it worth what seems like a tremendous expense for them? >> it is a tremendous expense -- expenditure of money. keep in mind that this is more money that the insurance companies are spending on this campaign than george bush and john kerry spent in the general election presidential campaign of 2004. this is outrageous amounts of money. what they're doing, obviously, is they're buying delay, they're buying friendly elect legislators, legislators that are trying to slow water down and possibly if they can kill this because obviously their bottom line is going to be greatly impacted by true public option that keeps health care costs down and makes health care available to pretty much all americans. >> our friend nate silver at 538.com analyzed some of the data i have been quoting from the center for responsive politics and they foun
ultimately, what do the insurance companies and big pharma and the other health care-related industries, what do they get for all of the millions, that $1.4 million per day that pbs estimated they're spending on legislators and bogus grassroots campaigns? why is it worth what seems like a tremendous expense for them? >> it is a tremendous expense -- expenditure of money. keep in mind that this is more money that the insurance companies are spending on this campaign than george bush and...
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on the big pharma give away, of billions of dollars to say let's lower the reimbursement rate. and according to the congressional research service, the reimbursement rate for most p.p.o.s, preferred provider organizations, regular insurance plans, private insurance plans is like 80%, 84%. for h.m.o.'s it's 93%. congress was talking about 76%. one bill reduces it to 70%. and now the senate finance committee, according to some reports is talking about 65%. so where your cost as a health consumer used to be 1/4 plus the premiums out of pocket, now it could be 1/3 out of pocket. so the tough rhetoric is not being matched with tough action against the insurance companies. brian: a doctor charge me $1,000 let's say and right now 80% of that is picked up. insurance companies are now being told you only have to pick up 65% of that 1,000 i owe. >> as a mandatory minimum. so we're talking about 10 or 15 or 320% less than americans currently have. brian: i hear that, do you know what i'm thinking? i have got to go for the public option. the public option, if it's out there, that's another
on the big pharma give away, of billions of dollars to say let's lower the reimbursement rate. and according to the congressional research service, the reimbursement rate for most p.p.o.s, preferred provider organizations, regular insurance plans, private insurance plans is like 80%, 84%. for h.m.o.'s it's 93%. congress was talking about 76%. one bill reduces it to 70%. and now the senate finance committee, according to some reports is talking about 65%. so where your cost as a health consumer...